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NASCAR: Driver Power Rankings After Indianapolis

By Asher Fair

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - JULY 23: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motorspeedway on July 23, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - JULY 23: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motorspeedway on July 23, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – JULY 23: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motorspeedway on July 23, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – JULY 23: Kasey Kahne, driver of the #5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motorspeedway on July 23, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /

After the 20th of 36 races this season, how do the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver power rankings look? Who is trending upwards after the Indianapolis race, and who is falling?

With 20 races down, there are still six races for NASCAR drivers to lock up a spot for themselves in the playoffs. Which drivers have the best chance of doing so with the new playoff format?

NOTE:  The “Last Race” category includes each driver’s rankings in the previous edition of the NASCAR driver power rankings.

Not Ranked

  • Clint Bowyer, #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford (-2)
  • Ryan Blaney, #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford (-1)
  • Ricky Stenhouse Jr., #17, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford
  • Ryan Newman, #31, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet
  • Austin Dillon, #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet
  • Trevor Bayne, #6, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford
  • Kurt Busch, #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford
  • Daniel Suarez, #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota
  • Erik Jones, #77, Furniture Row Racing, Toyota
  • Ty Dillon, #13, Germain Racing, Chevrolet
  • Aric Almirola, #43, Richard Petty Motorsports, Ford
  • Paul Menard, #27, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet
  • Dale Earnhardt Jr., #88, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet
  • Chris Buescher, #37, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet
  • David Ragan, #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford
  • Michael McDowell, #95, Leavine Family Racing, Chevrolet
  • Cole Whitt, #72, TriStar Motorsports, Chevrolet/Ford
  • AJ Allmendinger, #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet
  • Landon Cassill, #34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford
  • Matt DiBenedetto, #32, Go FAS Racing, Ford
  • Danica Patrick, #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford
  • Corey Lajoie, #83, BK Racing, Toyota
  • Reed Sorenson, #15, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota
  • Gray Gaulding, #23, BK Racing, Toyota
  • Jeffrey Earnhardt, #33, Circle Sport/TMG, Chevrolet
  • Michael Waltrip, #15, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota
  • Derrike Cope, #55, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota
  • DJ Kennington, #96, Gaunt Brothers Racing, Toyota
  • Cody Ware, #55, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota
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